domingo, 21 de julio de 2013

Extensive listening: The tube

The Tube, aired by the BBC in 2012, is a six-episode series which looks behind the scenes of the London underground as it goes through the biggest transformation in its history, focusing on key members of staff and some of the problems they face.

Here it is the fifth episode, Rush hour, which highlights the difficulties of coping with the ever-increasing numbers of passengers at specific moments during the week.

The other episodes focus on the problems passengers cause at weekends, the economic issues around the tube, emergencies, upgrading works, and the maintenance work.



You can read the transcript for the first ten minutes of the clip here.